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U2 has a secret Here's what we know: U2 is appearing somewhere in Chicago on Tuesday. Local promoters and the band's label, Interscope Records, were being very tight-lipped Monday about the secret event, for which local radio stations have given away exclusive tickets to a small number of winners. While no one will confirm the location, rumors of a DJ-focused event have centered on Metro and its adjacent dance club, Smart Bar. The Tribune's Greg Kot also hints that you may see the band along Clark Street.

Kiefer Sutherland had an eventful stay in Chicago last week. He checked into the Hotel Monaco on Wednesday and dined at Gibsons that night, then hit Angels & Kings. The next night he returned to A&K for more refreshments. Eyewitnesses tell me the "24" star was very animated and even kissed a dude on the lips! Holly world Holly Madison showed off her newly toned bod at Enclave on Saturday night -- toned thanks to "Dancing With The Stars." Madison said she practiced seven hours a day while on the show but ate whatever she wanted, including McDonald's.

Reported breakups, "American Idol" shake-ups and no reality TV makeups -- what a week it was for pop culture. To put it in perspective, we're bringing out the chart again. So who's up and who's down? Take a look! UP Brad Pitt His very buzzed-about "Inglourious Basterds" flick is headed to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France, according to Variety. The movie and its intentionally misspelled title is a World War II action story. Kanye West Sure he says a lot of crazy stuff.

The girls are back in town. The stars of the E! series "The Girls Next Door" -- Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt -- had plenty to say leading up to the Season 5 premiere of their reality show, which aired last Sunday. Even Hugh Hefner, the main man himself, was in on the action, explaining to foxnews.com's "Pop Tarts" blog why he decided to do the show. "I've had a lot of offers to do a reality show in the past," Hef said. "But I agreed to do this one because the concept was to focus on the girls.

What are you supposed to do when Lil' Kim approaches you in a back room at Enclave nightclub and puts her arm around you? Not knowing what to do, I kissed the "How Many Licks?" rapper on the cheek. That's not really my style, but I figured that's what she was going for. It wasn't. Her right arm would remain wrapped around me until her manager told her I was there to interview her, not take a picture with her. "I just figured you were really friendly," I said, hoping a joke would kill the awkwardness.

Before sitting down with reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson at Macy's on State Street Tuesday to discuss her book, “Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, And Getting My Sexy Back,” I was given three instructions so that her camera crew could film the interview: Sign a waiver, pose for a camera phone photo and wear a microphone. I don't love being on camera, but I agreed anyway. I knew it couldn't be any more uncomfortable than the time I was filmed sitting on a hotel bed interviewing the bikini-wearing stars of VH1's “Megan Wants a Millionaire.” (The latter scenario might sound great, but in reality I was trying so hard to look cool and relaxed that it probably had the opposite effect.)

In business and in pleasure, it's all about numbers for Hugh Hefner. The 80-year-old Playboy mogul's three girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt, Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison, are 32, 21 and 26, respectively. "Age is nothing but a number," as Hefner likes to repeat. The relationships have represented a big number for E!; the second-season premiere of "The Girls Next Door" on July 30 delivered 1.7 million viewers, the network's highest rated telecast since 2003. But the numbers that really stand out are its audience of women age 18 to 34--nearly triple E!

Sure, there were plenty of young men in the 350-strong line waiting Wednesday to meet Hugh Hefner and his three blond girlfriends signing magazines at the Virgin Megastore on North Michigan Avenue. But nearly a quarter of the crowd were women who came to meet Hefner's girlfriends Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt, Playboy's November cover girls. The girlfriends have become stars through E! cable channel's reality show "Girls Next Door." Far from seeing Playboy as a sexist exploitation of women's bodies, their female fans said they admire these women for making the choice to bare their bodies and souls.

Two new books claim to provide a window to the inner workings of women, enabling readers to better understand the softer sex. We challenge you to determine if the quotes below come from "How To Talk to Girls," written by 9-year-old Coloradan Alec Greven, or from "The Girls Next Door," by Playboy Bunnies Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. (Note: Writer Paul Ruditis helped the bosomy blonds, who star in a television show of the same name, get their thoughts on the page.